City Manager Doug Schulze announced the candidates in his online newsletter Friday afternoon.

The group will be presented to the Bainbridge community at a special city council meeting and public reception next week at city hall. The reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in council chambers.

Schulze said earlier that he hopes to bring the new chief aboard in May.

A total of 57 people from across the country applied for the position.

Bainbridge Island has been without a police chief since September.

Larry Dickerson, a former police chief from Lacey, has been serving as the city's interim director of public safety since July.